From the writer/director of The Bench: A Tale from Paradise Heights
RANK: A Tale from Paradise Heights
It’s Halloween in Paradise Heights, a night where all hell will break loose. A solar storm is playing havoc with communications, and what are the strange voices heard coming through the radio at the local taxi rank, Lucky Cabs? What are the strange apparitions being reported? Who is the mystery caller wanting a cab to a house in Paradise Heights, a house burned down all those years ago? And what is that eerie wailing heard on the wind?
Business for Lucky Cabs has never been quieter. Lisa MacGeehan, the boss of the small taxi firm, is learning the cost of her decision to ‘turn grass’ in the wake of a local gangland shooting. Her business is being boycotted by the community under the orders of a local gangster. As intimidation from the local street gangs escalates and events begin to spiral out of control, Lisa realises integrity has a price, and it could cost much more than her business. With the local police trying to quell a full scale riot, and Death quite literally stalking the streets, the rank is cut off and in the dead of night a ghost from the past is watching and waiting.
Featuring characters from The Bench: A Tale from Paradise Heights and Strawberry Jack: A Tale from Paradise Heights
*Age 16 plus due to adult language and themes.*
Reviews:
It was a beautiful piece of work. Gripping, moving, woundingly well acted, particularly by remarkable lead actress, Jeni Williams, man she was brilliant. The whole cast were…it deserves to run and run. And run. Jim Cartwright has got some serious competition in the local playwright states. Steve Balshaw, GrimmFest
O’Byrne’s latest creation – and possibly his best…maintains an almost unbearably tense atmosphere. It’s all grounded by O’Byrne’s language however, his ear for authentic voices rooting all his work in realism and an authentic world we all recognise. His characters are tough yet romantic, grounded and believable. With names and faces reoccurring throughout the different stories of Paradise Heights, you get a real sense of depth and thought. Aaron Lavery, The Manchester Metro
The strength of this production as with most of O’Byrne’s pieces lies in the writing, as he has a style that juxtaposes sharp dry humour with searching and searing dialogue. whatsonstage.com
This is hardcore drama of the first degree. The Salford Star
